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February 17, 2020

Airstrikes Kill 31 People, Including Children, in Yemen
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In Yemen, 31 people were killed in U.S.-backed Saudi airstrikes over the
weekend, including women and children. The strikes in the northern
al-Jawf province came just hours after the Houthis said they had shot
down a Saudi fighter jet in the same area. On Sunday, the United Nations
said the Houthis and the U.S.-backed Saudi and UAE coalition had agreed
to a major prisoner swap, the first of its kind in the long-running war.
More than 100,000 have died, and far more have been displaced, since the
conflict began in 2015.


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